Training and board certification
Source for the table: source
| Stage | Detail |
|---|---|
| College | Barnard College at Columbia University; bachelor's degree in Neuroscience & Behavior; summa cum laude; Centennial Scholar |
| Dental school | Columbia University College of Dental Medicine; Omicron Kappa Upsilon Honor Society |
| Medical school | Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Alpha Omega Alpha |
| Internship | General surgery, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York |
| Residency | General, traumatic and reconstructive surgery of the head, face and neck, Mount Sinai Beth Israel and Jacobi Medical Center |
| Fellowship | Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Clevens Face & Body Specialists, Melbourne, Florida, followed by three more years at that practice |
- The site describes her as "double board-certified." The page's structured data lists the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and the American Board of Facial Cosmetic Surgery.
- Board examiner for the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery; Fellow of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery.
- Operating privileges at Mount Sinai Beth Israel and Mount Sinai Brooklyn.
- Lectures to residents at Mount Sinai Hospital on facial cosmetic and reconstructive surgery.
Eyelid surgery work
- Upper blepharoplasty. The incision follows the upper eyelid crease with a small extension toward the crow's feet. Only the needed skin is removed. Upper eyelid fat is repositioned and contoured rather than always removed, to avoid a hollow look. Upper blepharoplasty is often done in the office under local anesthesia, with sedation as an option (blepharoplasty, source).
- Ptosis repair. Ptosis is assessed at every consultation. Mild levator ptosis is corrected by lifting the eyelid margin, alone or with blepharoplasty. Severe cases may be referred to an oculoplastic surgeon.
- Lower blepharoplasty. A four-layer approach treats skin, fat, muscle and ligament support. Fat is repositioned through a transconjunctival incision to fill the tear trough. A skin incision under the lashes removes skin and tightens muscle. Canthopexy or canthoplasty supports the outer corner as needed. CO2 laser resurfacing may be added. Lower eyelid surgery most often uses sedation in an operating room.
- Brow lift. She performs temporal (lateral) brow lifts through small incisions in the hairline beside the temples (source).
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Other procedures
The site offers face and neck lift, rhinoplasty, chin and jawline surgery, neck liposuction, earlobe surgery, lip lift, scar revision, CO2 laser resurfacing, nonsurgical rhinoplasty and her FaceFrame Lift with dermal fillers (source).
Insurance and cost
- The practice "does not participate with insurance providers." The page notes some insurers may cover upper blepharoplasty for patients who qualify by peripheral vision testing (blepharoplasty).
- Blepharoplasty: the surgeon's fee typically ranges from $5,000 to $15,000, depending on upper and/or lower lids and added steps such as canthopexy, ptosis repair or brow lift.
- Lower blepharoplasty: surgeon's fee in New York typically $6,000 to $15,000 (source).
- Brow lift: surgeon's fees range from $3,000 to $8,000 (source).
- Financing is offered (financing).
Recovery
- Sutures: most often self-dissolving, so no removal is needed.
- Back to work: generally after two weeks; upper eyelid surgery alone, about one week; lower eyelid surgery, two to four weeks.
- Swelling and bruising: expected for the first one to two weeks.
- Exercise and contact lenses: avoided for six weeks; strenuous activity prohibited for two weeks.
- Aftercare: cold compresses for the first 48 to 72 hours and sleeping with the head elevated.